Seine-pursing apparatus.



Patented om. 28,1902.

No. 7l2,370.

c. H. GAFFNEY. s'l-:mE PURSING'APPARATUS.

[Application filed Jan. 25, 1901.)

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Patent'ed Oct-'28, 1902.

No. 7|2,37o.

c H. GAFFNEY. .SEINE Pusma APPARATUS.

(Application md Jams, 1901.)

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. fm1 L UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. GAFFNEY, OF GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 'TO ALBERT M.LYON, OFv BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

`SEINE-PURSING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '712.370, dated October28, 1902.

`Application filed January 25, 1901. Serial No. 44,646. (No model.)

To MZ wwm/ it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. GAFFNEY, of Gloucester,in the county ofEssex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improveparts.

This invention relates to seines,- and has for its object to improve theconstruction of the means employed for hauling in the purselines andcommonly called a purser, to the end that the two purse-lines may bemanipulated as follows: both purse-lines hauled in together at the sameor at dii'erent relative speeds, either purse-line hauled in while the`other remains checked, either purse-line hauled in while the other ispaid out at the same or at a different relative speed, and bothpurse-lines paid out at the same or at different relative speeds.

Figure l shows a perspective view of a seine having a purser constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thepurser. Fig. 3 is an end view of the purser, shown in. Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isallongitudinal vertical section of the purser, showing particularly theactuating mechanism for the purse-line holders or drums.

The seine a, its purse-lines b c, tackleblocks b c', and support forsaid tackle-blocks adapted to be secured to the boat are all of anyusual or suitable construction'. The purse-lines b o, leadingyfrorntheir respective tackle-blocks, are wound around the purse line holders,which are herein shown as drums or Winches b2 c2, which are made alike,or substantially so, and are disposed in opposite ways upon and securedto a horizontal rotatable shaft CZ, which is supported in suitablebearings provided foreit in the framework.-

said straight portion or bottom b2 c3. The straight portion or bottom b3c3 of the recess or groove will be made wide enough to receive, say, twowindings of the purse-lines, and additional windings will be receivedupon the inclined portion b4 c4.

Asa means ot'rotating the drums or Winches ra toothed gear e is securedto the shaft 0l between the two drums or Winches, which is engaged by apinion e', secured to a shaft e2, also having its bearings in theframework, and said shaft e2 projects through the side walls of theframework and is formed or provided with squared ends adapted to receiveupon them suitable socketed cranks e4. means of said cranks the shaft e2Will be turned, and by means of the gearing de` scribed the twopurse-line holders b2 c2 will be simultaneously rotated. By providinggearing substantially as herein shown for the drums or Winches it willbe seen that the ends of said drums or Winches Will be unobstructed andthe windings of the purse-lines may be easily removed from and placedupon said drums or Winches.

To prevent backward rotation of the purselineholders', one of themas b2,forinstaneewill be formed with ratchet-teeth be, which are engaged by asuitable pawl 197, pivoted to the framework. l

To guide the purse-lines as they are Wound upon the drums or Winches, apair of Vertin cally-disposed arms ff' are provided, which projectupward from a cross-bar f2, secured to the framework, and upon saidvertical arms friction-rolls may be placed, if desired. 'The armsff areso disposed relative to the drums or Winches as to guide the lines ontothe inclined sides b4 c4, from which the lines slip, as windings, ontothe straight portions b3 c3. By referring to Fig. 3 it will be nobservedthat the arms ff are located approximately opposite the junction of theportions b3 b4 and c3 c4, whereby this result may be obtained. This isimportant, as the pinch of the several windings is obtained by thewindings on the inclined portions b4 c4 crowding against the windings onthe portions b3 c3.

The purser will be placed upon and secured 'to one of the seats, as g,of the boat, and as a means of detachably securing the purser to IOOsaid seat I have herein secured to the seat two cross-bars g g2, theends of which project in opposite Ways from the opposite edges of theseat for a short distance, and upon the under side of the framework ofthe purser suitable cross-bars g3 g4 are secured, the ends of whichproject down over the edges of the seat and have secured to themlaterally-projecting portions, which extend under the projecting ends ofthe cross-bars g' g2 when the apparatus is placed upon the seat andmoved thereon lengthwise or toward one side of the boat. Y

In operating the apparatus it is the intention to place at least threewindings of the purse-lines upon the drums or Winches, two

windings on the portion b5 c3, and one winding on the portion b4 c4, andin such event the winding on the portion b4 c4 Will crowd the windingson the portion b3 c3 against the flange b5 c5 and the purse-lines willbe hauled in together at the same relative speed as the shaft d isrotated; but as the ends of the drums or Winches are not in any wayobstructed one or more of the windings may be removed from or placedupon the portion b3 c3 by slipping it over the flange h5 c5, even whilethe drums or Winches are being revolved. When one or more of thewindings is removed from either one of the drums or Winches, theremaining windings on said drum or Winch will occupy a position on theportion b3 c3, and the drum or winch may thenturn freely within saidwindings, or, in other Words, said windings can at such time slip uponthe drum. In case it is desired that either one of the purse-linesshould be paid out it will be seen that While the windings are free toslip upon the drum any pull upon the line in opposition to the pull uponthe slack end will slip the windings around on the revolving drum in adirection opposite to that of the drum, and will consequently be paidout. It will therefore be seen that by the apparatus herein shown anddescribed all the results heretofore recited may be accomplished.

I claiml. In combination with a seine, its purselines and tackle-blocks,two Winches having unobstructed ends, disposed in opposite ways on arotatable shaft, each havinga peripheral recess or groove formed on itsinside with an inclined portion, and guides for guiding the line ontosaid inclined portion, substantially as described. l

42. A seine-purser comprising two drums secured to a rotatable shaft anddisposed in 0pposite Ways, each drum having a recess or groove formedwith a portion b3, o3, disposed in parallelism with its axis, aninclined portion b4, c4, at the inside of said portion b3, c3, and allange b5, c5, at the outside of said portion b3, c3, said recesseddrums receiving a number of windings of the purse-lines, and havingunobstructed ends whereby one or more windings may be removed from andplaced upon said drums While said drums are rotating, and guides forguiding the lines onto the inclined portions b4, c4, substantially asdescribed.

3. A support for a seine-parser consisting of cross-bars g3, g4, on theframe having ends which project down over the edges of the seat andwhich are formed with lateral extensions, the seat, and cross-bars gf,g2, on said seat having project-ing ends which receive beneath them thelateral extensions of the cross-bars g3, g4, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES H. GAFFNEY.

Witnesses:

B. J. NoYEs, J oHN W. DEcRow.

